Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

By J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne

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Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, a new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will…

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As much as I wanted to list a different author (and even though this “book” is the script from the play), I loved this story so much that I had to include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne.

You know when you read a book and wonder what would happen to some of your favorite characters when they grow up? Well, this book answers that question. And because this “book” is the script from the play, it is completely different from the other novels’ in terms of its format and tone. As…

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Nemesis and the Vault of Lost Time

By PJ Davis,

What is this book about?

Thirteen-year-old Max is a daydreamer. It gets him into trouble at school, but his restless curiosity really turns problematic when he runs into a mysterious professor at his uncle's bookstore.

The old man informs Max that time is being sucked out of the planet by invisible bandits, stolen from unsuspecting people one breath and one sneeze at a time, and is being stored in a central vault. Once full, the vault will fuel a hungry horde of invaders looking to cross into earth, and cross out all its people.

What's more, the professor claims he knew Max's missing scientist father.…


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